MicrosoftEdge / MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers

[Ratings & Reviews Prompt] PWAs not installed from a catalog

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Since Dec 3, 2020.

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Description

The explainer currently suggests that a store review prompt should be offered for PWAs that were not installed from a store:

https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/RatingsAndReviewsPrompt/explainer.md#choosing-which-app-catalogs-to-offer

This seems like a quite bad experience for users. They never visited the store yet the browser is pushing one in an unsolicited prompt. This seems like a UX that is likely to confuse users, be misunderstood as malware, etc.

I strongly encourage that browsers not prompt for reviews for PWAs installed organically on the web without a store involved.

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